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encobertar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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    From en- + coberta (blanket) + -ar.

    Pronunciation

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    • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful) /ẽ.ko.beʁˈta(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ko.behˈta(h)], /ĩ.ko.beʁˈta(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ko.behˈta(h)]
      • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful) /ẽ.ko.beɾˈta(ɾ)/, /ĩ.ko.beɾˈta(ɾ)/
      • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful) /ẽ.ko.beʁˈta(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ko.beχˈta(χ)], /ĩ.ko.beʁˈta(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ko.beχˈta(χ)]
      • (Caipira) IPA(key): (careful) /ẽ.ko.beɻˈta(ɻ)/, /ĩ.ko.beɻˈta(ɻ)/
     
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.ku.bɨɾˈtaɾ/ [ẽ.ku.βɨɾˈtaɾ]
      • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.ku.bɨɾˈta.ɾi/

    • Hyphenation: en‧co‧ber‧tar

    Verb

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    encobertar (first-person singular present encoberto, first-person singular preterite encobertei, past participle encobertado)

    1. (transitive) to cover with a blanket
      Synonym: acobertar
    2. (transitive, figurative) to conceal or hide a truth
      Synonyms: esconder, ocultar, acobertar

    Conjugation

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